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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in online education technology are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to take courses online. These massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like MOOEC to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to better understand these fascinating new open education endeavours. Scientists want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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